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Electrical Engineering Technology

A severe shortage of electronic technicians and electrical engineers has created a new position in the electronics industry, the "Super Tech".
The person holding this position performs a wide variety of tasks that cross over in both areas. By increasing the scope of a technician's area of responsibility, the engineering staff can work more efficiently. Industry has a high demand for individuals capable of functioning in this capacity.

In response, Gateway Technical College developed the Associate of Applied Science degree in Electrical Engineering Technology (EET). This curriculum not only provides students with the skills they need for employment in today’s fast-paced electronics industry, but also enables a graduate to continue their education in a Bachelor of Science degree in either Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology. (Please see the Transfer page for more information.)

Pursuing the associate degree at Gateway enables a student to: 

• enter the work force after two year of study and/or continue for a bachelor’s degree whereby an employer’s tuition reimbursement program may be applicable
• attend Gateway classes at the convenient CATI Campus 
   

The associate degree EET curriculum is focused on an experience-building learning style, hence the program is laboratory oriented. At Gateway, "hands-on" learning is incorporated into all course work. The Advanced Electronics Laboratory utilizes state-of-the-art test equipment for hands-on and computer based circuit analysis for the design process. Computers also are available for Internet access and research purposes. Students learn how to take projects from the development stage to the production line.

The mathematics component of the program is incorporated into the electronics courses, providing the student with immediate, real-world application of the subject matter. This experience-building style of learning allows the student to cover many advanced electrical and electronics topics such as:

• DC and AC electronics
• Advanced DC and AC circuit analysis
• Advanced transistor theory
• Operational amplifier theory
• Digital electronics
• Microprocessors
• Electronic communications
• Industrial electronics
• Algebra
• Trigonometry
• Calculus
• Physics

Graduates will have the knowledge necessary to assist in the design, development and testing of electrical components and wiring associated with motors, controls and other electrical apparatus in a wide variety of high-tech environments. They may choose a career path in such industries as: